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Policy blog
Our policy blog is dedicated to the voices and experiences of people with lived experience and professional expertise in planning and delivering accessible homes.
Explore topics such as planning accessible homes, designing wheelchair accessible and inclusive housing, and the transformative power of a home that meets your access needs.
Policy blog
Joan Rutherford: Accessible housing may be what the market wants… but what about government?
The retired Town Planner reflects on her experience as a Planner campaigning in support of M4(2) accessible and adaptable dwellings and M4(3) wheelchair user dwellings in Greater Manchester.
Read Joan Rutherford: Accessible housing may be what the market wants… but what about government?…Flora Butler: Time doesn’t stop for Motor Neurone Disease – so why does the Disabled Facilities Grant?
Motor Neurone Disease Association's Flora Butler writes that time is of the essence for people with MND but families often face months of bureaucracy and assessments before DFG are carried out.
Read Flora Butler: Time doesn’t stop for Motor Neurone Disease – so why does the Disabled Facilities Grant?…Martin Warhurst: Accessible homes mean quality of life & independence - they shouldn’t be a pipe dream
Sharing his experience for Accessible Homes Week, our Interim CEO, Martin Warhurst, asks: why should accessibility and the fight for more accessible homes concern us all?
Read Martin Warhurst: Accessible homes mean quality of life & independence - they shouldn’t be a pipe dream…Charlie Burton: House builders must shift their mindset - accessibility shouldn’t be a bolt-on
Charlie Burton, 26, is a manual wheelchair user. He shares how a request for an accessible bathroom made buying his house more complicated than expected.
Read Charlie Burton: House builders must shift their mindset - accessibility shouldn’t be a bolt-on…Work for us
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- Flexible approach to working week including full-time, part-time and job-sharing possibilities.
- Welcoming, accessible work environments including remote working
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- Life assurance scheme
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